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EEA Photo Competition 2024/2025 – Results

Firstly, a big thank you to all of of those who took the time to submit an entry into the 2024/25 photo competition. We received 55 amazing images and the voting results were quite close between those that came out on top but there was a favourite.

Secondly, we also want to thank everyone that took the time to review the images and submit their votes. Without this level of participation we would not have a successful result to share with you.

Finally, we are planning to hold this competition again towards the end of 2025, early 2026, so next time you are out and about, get snapping as you may just capture the next winning image.

On this page you can view galleries of photo competition entries and winners since 2020.

2024/25 Winners

Aoraki Sunrise overlooks foggy Twizel - M Malla

Charged Skies over Transmission Lines - T Preston-Marshall

Ohau A under the Milky Way - T Preston-Marshall

All 2024/25 entries

33kV Maintenance at Evans Bay zone Substation - B Tuifao-Jenkinson

Crawler Crane White Hill Farm Southland - B Falconer

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Earlybird perk - Foggy Sunrise - H Ernst

Electric Pathways - Bridging Technology and Nature - S Bhouraskar

Fault response - Flying-out-of-Christchurch-early-hours-of-morning - J Minogue

H-Structure installation Waitotara Valley - B MacDonald

Inspecting assets is a great scenic tour - A Ward

Kapiti Connection - Paraparaumu Tee line - E Popham

Mercury assets looking over Manawatu - A Ward

Reactor - 75MVAr Cap Bank - Ohinewai Sub - K Singh

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Snowy peaks at dusk - Queenstown - T Kumar

Sunny Slopes at Manapouri - T Preston-Marshall

Sunrise over the circuits - Twizel switchyard - L Grant

Two vehicles stand in contrast - S Stephen

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Upper Rakaia Gorge After Snow - T Reveley

Wind Farm Turbines under Moody Sky - S Stephen

2023 Winners

Winner: Chicane Newcombe, Omexom - 'Pot of Gold'

The winning image was submitted by Chicane Newcombe from Omexom. The image description is 'Pot of Gold at the end of the Manapouri'.

2nd place: Rebecca Wheeler, Marlborough Lines - 'Redwood Pass'

The second place image was submitted by Rebecca Wheeler of Marlborough Lines. The image description is 'Redwood Pass line upgrade, Marlborough Lines'.

3rd place: Sonny Singh, Sparrow Construction - 'A day in harness'

In the third spot is an image supplied by Sonny Singh from Sparrow Construction, described as 'A day in harness'.

All 2023 entries

34 Peter Rue - 11kV Network Fault response

20 Blanche Barrat - Inchbonnie---Jackson

24 Divya Patel - 220kV PL across Lake Manapouri

14 Lee Batty - 20230428-Wheres-the-Pole-Yard-Gone

29 Stu Liddicoat - Wrestland-Rain-Radar-Station

08 Nico Bosman - Manawa-Cobb-Station-inside

18 William Harris - Pole 2 HVDC Yard Moonlight

26 Richard Inglis - Line-mechanic-comp-clean-up.

25 Jared McClennan - Cobb-Power-StationTasman

37 Peter Rue - Scanpower Staff mentoring

41 Candice Bardsley - Kawerau-Geothermal Steam Turbine

32 Sparrow - Concrete pumping at Karapiro

35 Sparrow - Karapiro Hydroelectric Power Station

09 Christine Dormaar - Cromwell-Area-Site-Visit

46 Dean French - Transformer-Transport-on the move

36 Candice Bardsley - Nga Awa Purua geothermal power station-2023_57

2022 Winners

Winner: Brian Campbell - 'Ophir hoar frost'

The winning image was submitted by Brian Campbell from Connetics. The image description is 'Ice buildup on an 11kV line after a hoar frost in Ophir'

2nd place: Chris Armstrong - 'Network Waitaki snow response'

Network Waitaki attending a snow response in the Waitaki Valley - submitted by Chris Armstrong of Network Waitaki

Electrix workers completing jumper installation and setting up for Spacering on the ROX-ISL-A Transmission Line - submitted by Dylan Page from Electrix

3rd equal: Rodie Macrae - 'Snowstorm repairs. Omarama'

Snowstorm repairs in Omarama - submitted by Rodie Macrae of Network Waitaki

All 2022 entries

03 Joseph Zafra - Buckland_rd_power_line

11 Bhup Magar - Site visit to Haywards 1

23 Rodie Macrae - 11kV reconductoring portobello

13 Carlo Jaminola - OH Trans Line Islington

19 Rodie Macrae - Snow storm repairs Omarama

26 Danny McLaren - Turitea Windfarm instal

25 Jon Edwards - Reconductoring ROX ISL A line

2021 Winners

Winner: Richard Fletcher - 'Portobello tower'

The winning image was submitted by Richard Fletcher from Aurora Energy. The image description is 'Aurora Energy installed a submarine cable and now removing Overhead structure to improve the Harbour view'.

2nd place: Agnes Canita - 'Pauatahahui 33 kV line'

The image that came in second in the voting results was submitted by Agnes Canita of Wellington Electricity (second year in a row). The image description is 'Pauatahanui 33kV Line'.

3rd place: Agnes Canita - 'Line rebuild in Makara Road'

The third image that received the most member votes also goes to Agnes Canita from Wellington Electricity for 'Line Rebuild in Makara Road'. Well done Agnes, you have a very good eye and plenty of beautiful Wellington locations to capture these images.

All 2021 entries

04 110kV Poles near Woodville Sub - Edward Popham

01 11kv 1500kw motor replacement - ETEL Services

26 Portobello-tower-taken-by-Richard-Fletcher

14 Line-Mechanic-Block-5---Day-5-Photo-268 - Childerhouse

17 Top energy Ngawha B Power Station - Mark Vincent

03 Clutha Upper Waitaki Lines Project - Snowdon Vaughan

05 West Wind Farm Looking west cropped - DKO

45 Lines near Islington Substation - Ines Alves

30 Line-Mechanic-Block-5---Day-4-Photo-196 - Childerhouse

25 Michael Pascall - PBA Cable Jointers night

12 Pauatahanui 33 kV line - Agnes Canita

28 Hororata Islington E line - Ines Alves

31 Line-Rebuild-in-Makara-Road - Agnes Canita

38 Pylon_Two_Bunnythorpe to Haywards - G Clark & B Jenkinson

06 Black-Point - Rusty - Network Waitaki 2

15 220kV lines past Ruapehu - D Klein Ovink

44 West Wind Farm with Cows - D Klein Ovink

39 Towers of Power cropped - D Klein Ovink

08 Armless Angle Saddle Hill - Frank Arthur

19 Old Local Service Transformer leaving west arm - Vaughan Snowdon

02 Brunswick-Stratford A and B lines - Cijina Kunnath

10 Huntly Power Station FT - D Klein Ovink

43 Submarine-Cale-Installation - Ben Bulling

18 Michael Pascall - Windfarm with Michael

24 Jordan Shortland Karting across spans

20 Pylon_One_Haywards to Upper Hutt - Graham Clark & Ben Jenkinson

09 Pylon_Three_Red sky in the morning - Graham C & Ben J

13 Michael Pascall - Snowfall at switchyard

35 Photo_of_man_taking_photo-Graham-Clark

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2020 Winners

The winning image was submitted by Bill Alhambra of Wellington Electricity. The image description is 'Overhead Line Refurbishment at Golans Valley, Wainuiomata'.

2nd place: Agnes Canita - 'Work at Mount Climie'

The image that came in second in the voting was submitted by Agnes Canita also of Wellington Electricity. The image description is 'Tri-Pole work at Mount Climie, Wellington. Well done Agnes, and we would like to make a special mention here - it is now proven that you cannot beat Wellington on a great day 🙂